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Cloaking is a search engine optimization (SEO) technique in which the content presented to the search engine spider is different from that presented to the user's browser. This is done by delivering content based on the IP addresses or the User-Agent HTTP header of the user requesting the page. When a user is identified as a search engine spider, a server-side script delivers a different version of the web page, one that contains content not present on the visible page, or that is present but not searchable. The purpose of cloaking is sometimes to deceive search engines. so they display the page when it would not otherwise be displayed (black hat SEO).
 
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Cloaking is another sleight-of-hand SEO technique. For SEO purposes, cloaking a site is a method of delivering a page based on who is requesting the page.

For example, if a web site is using cloaking, when a regular visitor comes to the site, that visitor will see one page. But when a search crawler comes to the site, it sees a much more relevant, better optimized site.
 
The term cloaking, considered a form of spam by search engines, is the technique of hiding true page content from either a human or robot visitor. This technique is used both to camouflage actual page content from page thieves and to artificially present a more “search engine friendly” website to visiting spiders. Cloaking is considered an unacceptable practice by all of the major search engines and can be cause for banning.
 
Cloaking is a search engine optimization (SEO) technique in which the content presented to the search engine spider is different from that presented to the user's browser. This is done by delivering content based on the IP addresses or the User-Agent HTTP header of the user requesting the page.
 
Cloaking is a technique in which the content presented to the search engine spider is different from that presented to the user browser
 
Seriously, is there a particular reason, why everyone in this thread is giving an answer, that is being given on the first post?
This was informative thread, not a question where OP wanted to know the answer.

Use your eyes, you have them for a reason, read first post, not just title.
 
Cloaking means to either disguise your traffic source, or to hide that you are redirecting users with an affiliate link.
 
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